Sodajerker On Songwriting

As the frontman and principal songwriter for , Adam Duritz has been captivating audiences worldwide for almost 25 years with his literate, melodic and introspective songs. In this special 70th episode of the podcast, Adam sits down with...

Singer-songwriter  joins Simon and Brian to talk about the writing of his beautiful new album, The Embers of Time, including songs like 'Some Days I'm Golden All Night', 'Pheasant Feather' and 'New Young'. Josh also talks about working as a...

Pop mastermind Miranda Cooper of Xenomania talks about her songwriting process and the techniques used to write hits like 'Round Round' (Sugababes), 'Sound of the Underground', 'Love Machine', 'The Promise' (Girls Aloud), 'Left My Heart in Tokyo'...

Singer-songwriter and broadcaster  talks about his approach to songwriting and the stories behind classics like '2-4-6-8 Motorway', 'Glad to be Gay', 'Bully for You', 'Martin', 'Power in the Darkness' and 'I'm Alright Jack'. Tom also talks in...

Norwegian pop powerhouse  joins Simon and Brian to talk about the writing process behind songs like 'You Know So Well', 'Sleep on Needles', 'Two Way Monologue', 'Heartbeat Radio' and 'I Cannot Let You Go'. Sondre also speaks in detail about the...

From his days as the frontman of alt-rock band Semisonic to his latter-day career as a solo artist and co-writer of songs for some of the world's biggest artists,  has proven himself an extraordinary songwriter. In this episode, Dan chats with...

Actor, singer-songwriter and playwright  is the guest for this special holiday episode. Jeff joins Simon and Brian to talk about his songwriting process on songs like 'Grandfather's Hat', 'Allen Parkway Inn', 'The Dirty Harry Blues', 'The...

Songwriter Jeff Barry chats with Simon and Brian about the writing of his many hits, including 'Tell Laura I Love Her', 'Leader of the Pack', 'Chapel of Love', 'Then He Kissed Me', 'Be My Baby', 'Da Doo Ron Ron', 'Doo Wah Diddy Diddy', 'River Deep -...

In this episode,  shares details about her songwriting process and the thinking behind songs like 'Love and Affection', 'Drop the Pilot', 'Like Fire', 'Show Some Emotion', 'Me Myself I', 'I'm Lucky', '(I Love It When You) Call Me Names', 'Kind...

Singer-songwriter  joins Simon and Brian to chat about the writing of songs like 'Black Horse and the Cherry Tree', 'Suddenly I See', 'Uummannaq Song', 'Fade Like a Shadow', 'Difficulty', and songs from her recent album, Invisible Empire //...